Marijuana Heals Post Traumatic Stress

A new study has found
that administration of cannabinoids (marijuana) after experiencing a
traumatic event blocks the development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)-like symptoms.

The study was conducted at the University of Haifa, where researchers
examined how administering cannabinoids affects
the development of PTSD-like symptoms in rats. Read more about the research study on marijuana and post traumatic stress syndrome >>>>.

Judge Rules Marijuana is Not an Agricultural Crop

In California, the state where many television shows, documentaries, interviews, and stories have been told about the number one cash CROP being marijuana, a California Judge however seems to disagree. Read more about the California Judge ruling marijuana is not an agricultural crop. >>>

A recent article in the UC Irvine Today mentioned that recent
studies at UC Irvine have revealed fatty foods such as potato chips and french fries
produce endocannabinoids which are marijuana like substances that attach to
cannabinoid receptors in the endocannabinoid system.

UC Irvine researchers Daniele
Piomelli, Nicholas DiPatrizio and colleagues found that fats in these foods
make them nearly irresistible and trigger a surprising biological mechanism
that likely drives our gluttonous behavior. The apparent culprit? Natural
marijuana-like chemicals in the body called endocannabinoids.

In their study, the Piomelli team
discovered that when rats tasted something fatty, cells in their upper gut
started producing endocannabinoids. Sugars and proteins, the researchers noted,
did not have this effect.

The process starts on the tongue,
where fats in food generate a signal that travels first to the brain and then
through a nerve bundle called the vagus to the intestines. There, the signal
stimulates the production of endocannabinoids, which initiates a surge in cell
signaling that prompts the wanton intake of fatty foods, Piomelli said,
probably by initiating the release of digestive chemicals linked to hunger and
satiety that compel us to eat more.

“This is the first demonstration
that endocannabinoid signaling in the gut plays an important role in regulating
fat intake,” added the Louise Turner Arnold Chair in the Neurosciences and
professor of pharmacology.

Piomelli said that from an
evolutionary standpoint, there’s a compelling need for animals to consume fats,
which are scarce in nature but crucial for proper cell functioning. In
contemporary human society, however, fats are readily available, and the innate
drive to eat fatty foods leads to obesity, diabetes and cancer.

The findings suggest it might be
possible to curb this tendency by obstructing endocannabinoid activity – for
example, by using drugs that “clog” cannabinoid receptors. Since these drugs
wouldn’t need to enter the brain, they shouldn’t cause the central side effects
— anxiety and depression — seen when endocannabinoid signaling is blocked in
the brain, Piomelli noted.

The extent to which the endocannabinoid
system appears to play in our health it seems it would be unwise to block or clog
the receptors. We'll have to wait and
see what develops from this study.

Director of the UCI School of
Medicine’s Center for Drug Discovery & Development, Piomelli is one of the
world’s leading researchers on endocannabinoids. His groundbreaking work is
showing that this system can be targeted by new treatments for anxiety,
depression and obesity.

Giuseppe Astarita of UCI and Gary
Schwartz and Xiaosong Li of New York’s Yeshiva University contributed to the
study, which received support from the National Institute of Diabetes &
Digestive & Kidney Diseases and the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Bill HR 2306 Repeal of Marijuana Prohibition

The current status of the below listed bill to repeal marijuana prohibition on a FEDERAL level is that the bill must go before a judiciary committee for debate. The chairman of the judiciary committee, Lamar Smith, of Austin, TX has stated that he has no intention to debate the bill.

YOU Are Needed to Make the CHANGE! Stop Waiting for Obama!

It
costs virtually nothing to pick up the phone and make a couple of phone
calls that can be a MAJOR game changer to the United States, and the
entire world for that matter. If you own a dispensary, provide services
or equipment to a dispensary or patients, are a caregiver, a
collective, a grower, a citizen who wants to save massive tax dollars, a
friend or family member to a cancer patient or a patient with any of
the dozens of illnesses effected by cannabis, you NEED to make these
calls. Let's not forget city, county, and state employees who want to
avoid prosecution. Business Owners, request your employees make the
call. If the line isn't busy on your first attempt... you haven't
shared the info. below enough! Please ACT and pass it on! Print it
out. Hand it out. Email it. Share it. Dispensary Owners,
collectives, get your patients, employees and family members to call.
Do you want to see the Federal Deficit CUT in one easy swoop? Make the
CALL!

‎

Call LAMAR SMITH the Chairman of the House
Judiciary Committee who is blocking debate of the proposed Marijuana
Federal Legalization Bill. His DC number is 202-225-4236, TX number is
210-821-5024. "Hello, I'd like to leave a message for Rep. Lamar Smith
Please.

Feel free to use this........ "As an American I'd like to
know why Chairman Smith is refusing to debate HR 2306 when President
Obama clearly stated this is a subject for debate? I'd also like him to
know I WILL help campaign against him if this bill is not debated. He
also needs to look up the PATENT #6630507 (make sure you write that
down and give it to him), filed by the Federal Govt. on behalf of the
US Dept of HEALTH stating that there are in fact medical benefits of
marijuana, not to mention MANY additional studies, and tens of thousands
of cases of real world proof that marijuana helps improve illness,
disorders, and disease. How can Mr. Smith deny debate when the evidence
and demand for debate is overwhelming?" Note - You will be asked for a
zip code. ONE of the zip codes that fall into the Congressman's area
is 78266, although you can use ANY zip code, you don't have to live in his District to call him, since this about the committee debate that effects the entire nation, not just his District.

H. R. 2306

A BILL
To limit the application of Federal laws to the distribution and consumption of marihuana, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2011″

SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT TO MARIHUANA.

Part A of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

SEC. 103. APPLICATION OF THIS ACT TO MARIHUANA.

PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN SHIPPING OR TRANSPORTATION. -This Act shall
not apply to marihuana, except that it shall be unlawful only to ship or
transport, in any manner or by any means whatsoever, marihuana, from
one State, Territory, or District of the United States, or place
noncontiguous to but subject to the jurisdiction thereof, into any other
State, Territory, or District of the United States, or place
noncontiguous to but subject to the jurisdiction thereof, or from any
foreign country into any State, Territory, or District of the United
States, or place noncontiguous to but subject to the jurisdiction
thereof, when such marihuana is intended, by any person interested
therein, to be received, possessed, sold, or in any manner used, either
in the original package or otherwise, in violation of any law of such
State, Territory, or District of the United States, or place
noncontiguous to but subject to the jurisdiction thereof.”

PENALTY. -Whoever knowingly violates sub-section (a) shall be fined
under title 18, United States 26 Code, or imprisoned not more than one
year, or both.”

SEC. 3. DEREGULATION OF MARIHUANA.

REMOVED FROM SCHEDULE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. -Schedule I of
section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812(c)) is
amended—

Part D of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841 et seq.) is amended as follows:

In section 401—

by striking subsection (b)(1)(A)(vii);

by striking subsection (b)(1)(B)(vii);

by striking subsection (b)(1)(D); and

by striking subsection (b)(4).

In section 402(c)(2)(B), by striking “marihuana”

In section 403(d)(1), by striking “marihuana”

In section 418(a), by striking the last sentence

In section 419(a), by striking the last sentence

In section 422(d), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “marijuana”.

In section 422(d)(5), by striking “, such as a marihuana cigarette,”

SEC. 5. CONSTRUCTION.

No provision of this Act shall be
construed to affect Federal drug testing policies, and each Federal
agency shall conduct a review of its drug testing policies not later
than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act to ensure that the
language of any such policy is in accordance with this section.

One thing really stands out in this long
drawn out war on drugs. And although it
is not isolated to the war on drugs, it appears to be a tactic which is often
used. Its use un-levels the playing
field. It is shockingly simple, with
devastating effects. It can be so devastating, yet it is surp…

April 14 - 20, 2011 - In the first week of the medical marijuana program in Arizona there were 579 New medical marijuana patient applications approved. 78% male, and 22% female. Of the approved applications the breakdown for the patient conditions are as follows:

Today the Arizona Department of Health released the new rules for the medical marijuana program in Arizona. The new rules for the Arizona medical marijuana program have been altered to benefit medical marijuana patients since the last draft was issued. A copy of the new Arizona Medical Marijuana R…

Arizona is voting whether to allow medical marijuana for various health conditions. You can now Pre-Register to obtain your Doctor Recommendation for your Arizona medical marijuana card. Each patient is required to provide a Dr. recommendation to the Arizona Department of Health to obtain a medica…

These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. Marijuana is not intended to treat, prevent, diagnose or cure any disease. This statement is provided as required by the FDA. This product has not been approved by the FDA.

Testimonials from enthusiastic patients and news articles are for your information only. No health or medical claims for the use of marijuana are made.

If you have any questions or medical conditions, always consult with your medical professional. Your results may vary from the testimonials provided.

Disclaimer: All Claims of Cures associated with the use of cannabis are passed on from patients and their personal experience, or Doctors and their experience with patients, or studies publicly available. None of the information included on this site is to be considered medical advice. For medical advice speak to a Doctor. Marijuana is listed as a schedule 1 drug, and according to the U.S. Government has no known medical use, therefore is illegal at a Federal level. Many states have come to recognize that this claim by the Federal Government is not accurate, and have implemented their own medical marijuana programs allowing access within their state to marijuana. There is a battle over your right to choose your own medicine and what goes into your body. Get involved, and educate your representatives and demand access to marijuana as an option if you so choose to use it in your health care.

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